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accomplishes for us what we cannot do for ourselves70189offers salvation to the righteous70–7494–95perfects the repentant and faithful74181redeems us from the Fall68–70saves children who die before the age of accountability84–86

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before the age of accountability, are innocent before the Lord84–86blessings of raising164–65importance of parents’ teachings to165–66208need kindness and good example from father and mother168–70need temporal and spiritual education230preparation of, to serve in the Church and remain faithful165–66sent by Heavenly Father166should be taught to pray112should keep journals130–32should take precedence in parents’ lives164–65167–68

Cheney, Elijahxx37–38Christ

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Church of Jesus Christ

carries out Heavenly Father’s plan27–29established in the Savior’s mortal ministry435follows the same pattern in every dispensation3–4prepares the world for the Second Coming28253–55progress and destiny of27–2931

Covenants, blessings when we are true to33

D

Death

comes to all people229comfort in times of82–86mourning in times of8082–83of little children84–86of Sarah Emma Woodruff7779–80of Wilford Woodruffxxxvipreparing for86–87resurrection from81–85separation of the spirit from the body80–81we cannot keep material possessions when we die229233–34

Debt232–33Dispensations, kingdom of God established in325Dispensation of the fulness of times

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blessings through50–53for all worthy Latter-day Saints49given in all dispensations3–472greatest gift in this life49requires our constant faithfulness53–55

“God Moves in a Mysterious Way,” Wilford Woodruff’s favorite hymnxv–xviGod the Father

Author of salvation239children of164communion with, through the Holy Ghost54gave His Only Begotten Son68has done all He can for our salvation70mercy of10186–87mind and will of, made known through the Holy Ghost53oneness with the Son and the Holy Ghost239–40organized and redeemed all worlds by priesthood power38–39power of, sustained the Savior155praying to110–13receiving the approbation of10

H

Heritage, importance of remembering134Holy Ghost

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Gift of the Holy Ghost

answers to prayer through111effects of, on the righteous181helps us be unified in the truth242244helps us prepare for the Second Coming258mission of48–49nature of47–48oneness with the Father and the Son239–40recognizing the voice of50sustains us in trials222teaching and learning by the power ofvi57–6497–98212

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Humility

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Pride

a requirement in God’s work103–4leads to the Lord’s protection105–6recognizing our dependence on God102–3shown by Wilford Woodruff101

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Jesus Christ

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Atonement of Jesus ChristSecond Coming of Jesus Christ

adversity suffered by219221–22death of70–7181established His Church4grew from grace to grace60oneness with the Father and the Holy Ghost239–40prayers of110221–22preached the gospel in simplicity and plainness97remained true to the Father221Resurrection of81the only being who can offer us salvation74visited people in the Americas after His Resurrection120worked by faith155

Joseph Smith

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Journals

benefit ourselves, our families, and the Church128children and youth should keep130–32of Wilford Woodruff, contain Church history and records of teachingsxxvii125127should be kept as events transpire130should contain records of God’s blessings to us129–30

K

Kingdom of God

building up30–33225227–28seeking first233–35

L

Labor

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Work

Law, obedience to, in this life, determines eternal reward209–10212

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Learning

applying what we learn61by the Spiritv61–64from this bookv

Love for one another246–47

M

Manifestoxxxii–xxxiiiMason, Robertxix1–3Marriage, ordained of God164Missionary work

importance of not criticizing others’ religions96joy in sharing the gospel9294–95need for the Holy Ghost in97–98our duty to share the gospel92–94power of example in96role of faith in156Wilford Woodruff’s experiences withxx–xxiv89–9193–94101109115151153163173205–7217–18

Mothers169–70

O

Obedience, intelligent201

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Opposition

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Trials

prepares us for celestial glory218–19to the truth, will not prevail219–21

Ordinances

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Parents

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ChildrenFamily

must teach children by word and example165–66must teach children to pray112privileged to care for Heavenly Father’s spirit children164–65roles of fathers and mothers168–70

Pearl of Great Price, contains rich treasures122Pioneers’ trek to the Salt Lake Valleyxxvi146–48Prayer

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preparing for, as a Church253–55preparing for, as individuals255–56258signs of, found in the scriptures252–53watching the signs of251–53Sealing power, unites families for eternity174176–78

Smith, Joseph

calling of30character of14–15counsels John Taylor on personal revelation50endured persecution17–18foreordination of15gives keys of the kingdom to the Apostles18–21heals the sick in Commerce, Illinois, and Montrose, Iowa142–45leads Zion’s Camp135–38learned from heavenly messengers15–17learned from the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost15–17martyrdom of21prophesies of the Church’s growth25–26Wilford Woodruff converses with, in vision26worked by faith155–56

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death ofxxxreceives counsel from Joseph Smith on personal revelation50

Teaching

by the Spiritvi5759–6497–98212from this bookvi–ixof simple truths, is most edifying60–6163unity in244

Temple buildingxxviii–xxix173–76188Temple work

after the Second Coming188–89anxiousness of our ancestors to receive ordinances190–92becoming Saviors on Mount Zion187–89for the dead, Wilford Woodruff’s efforts inxxix–xxx341185–86God’s mercy in providing186–87importance of175–76joy in175–76personal preparation to do178–82unified with family history work174

accidents sufferedxvii–xviiias a historianxxviias a missionaryxx–xxiv89–9193–94101109115151153163173205–7217–18as President of the Churchxxx–xxxvbaptism and confirmation of38baptizes his father and his father’s household91–92childhood ofxvi–xviiiconversion ofxx2–335–38death ofxxxvidedicates the Manti Temple174dedicates the Salt Lake Temple174does temple work for Robert Mason3does temple work for thousands in his family185–86191experiences adversity217–18feelings of, about his Church callings101first mission call of89151153gives his ponies to Brigham Young195helps the Saints gatherxxivxxvi–xxviihumility of101in Zion’s Camp135–38inspired to move his family’s carriage47inspired to teach others to seek the Spirit57interest of, in temple work173–74is called to serve a mission in England89is called to the Quorum of the Twelvexxiii–xxiv139is inspired to save the Saints from disasterxxvixxviiis saved from danger on first mission153is saved from dangerous rainstorm217–18journals ofxxvii125–27learns from Robert Mason1–2learns of temple work for the dead185learns of the death of his daughter7779–80love for familyxvi–xviilove of hard workxvixxvii–xxviii225227makes audio recording of his testimony14meets Joseph Smith13–14participates in laying the cornerstone for a temple in Far West, Missouri139–41participates in the publishing of scriptures115117personal preparation of, for the Second Coming250prays for strength to continue mission109prays with others for a storm to cease109–10preaches the gospel to John Benbow and family89–91raises wife Phoebe from the dead by priesthood power161–62receives instruction from Brigham Young in visions46174receives the temple endowment from Joseph Smithxxxi–xxxii20173receives vision of the Salt Lake Temple174refutes a man’s preaching against the Atonement67–68searches for the true Churchxix–xx1–335–37secures the copyright for the Doctrine and Covenants in England115sees a temple for the first time173stays true when others apostatize14studies the scriptures as a youth35travels with pioneers to the Salt Lake Valleyxxvi146–48

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Temporal matters

manual, honor in230necessary to build the kingdom of God225227–28temporal and spiritual, cannot be separated227–28

Y

Young, Brigham

always had revelation with him198gives a pair of horses to Wilford Woodruff195instructs Wilford Woodruff in vision46174leads the Apostles to lay the cornerstone for a temple in Far West, Missouri139–41rides in Wilford Woodruff’s carriage to the Salt Lake Valleyxxvi146selects the site for the Salt Lake Temple147174speaks of the importance of temple work188191teaches that temporal and spiritual labor cannot be separated227